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a FIGURE IN BRITISH MINISTRY
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PROSECUTIONS
RUMAN
PLAN
MILLION PESOS
NEW DEFENSIVE
FRENCH ARMIES
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BY PRESIDENT
ON BUZEU RIVER
New Cabinet Organized Small War
Council With Curzon, Henderson,
Milner and Bonar-Law Serving
W(lh Premier Some Unknown
Names in Ministry.
LONDON', Dec. 11. Premier Lloyd
George is ill. Ho was unnblc to go lo
Buckingham palace today with mcm-
5ers of his cabinet to receive the
NBcals of the office from King George.
Official announcement was made that
. the premier was suffering from a
severe chill and that on the advice
of his physician he was remaining
indoors today. lie sent the following
to nil members of the house of com
mons, it was announced officially to
day:
Message to Commons.
"Tho king has intrusted mo with
the task of forming a government. 1
have carried out the command. 1
had hoped to make a statement lo the
house on Tuesday. I now find it to
be impossible. On Tuesday, Mr. llo-
nnr Law, as leader in the house, w
move adjournment till Thursday.
"The one predominant task before
the government is the vigorous pros
ecution of the war to a triumphant
conclusion. I feel confident tho gov
ernment can rely on your support as
long ns they devote their energies
effectively to that end."
New Ministry.
Tho new war cabinet: l'remiev, Da
vid Lloyd-George. Lord President of
the council, hurl Curzon, who also
will be government leader in the
house of lords. Avthur Henderson,
minister without portfolio. Lord Mil
ner, minister without portfolio. An
drew Uonnr Law, chancellor of Hie
exchequer.
Other members of the ministry are:
Lord high chancellor, Sir Iiobert Biin
natync Finlay; secretary of state
for the home department, Sir George
Cnvo; secretary of state for foreign
affairs, Arthur J. Hulfour; secretary
of state for the colonies, Walter
Hume Long; secretary of state for
war, Tho Earl o Derby; secretary
of state for India, Austen Chamber
lain; president of the local govern
ment board, Union Iihonda; presi
dent of the board of trade, Sir Albert
Stanley; minister of labor, John
Hodge; first lord of tho admiralty
Sir Edward Carson. '
Sir Edward Carson; minister or
munitions, Dr. Christopher Addison;
minister of blockade, Lord Robert Ce
cil; food controller. Baron Daven
port; president of tho board ot edu
cation, Herbert A. L. Fisher; post
master general, Albert Illingworth;
attorney general, Sir Frederick K.
Smith; solicitor general Gordon Stew
art, K. C; secretary for Scotland,
Mr. Munro; lord advocate, James A.
Clyde, K. C; lord lieutenant of Ire
land, Baron Wimborno; chief secre
tary for Ireland, Henry E. Duke; lord
(Continued on Page Six.)
JAPANESE TREATY
BY U. 3. SENATE
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11. An ot
tack by Senator Works of California
on the senate committee amendment
to tho immigration bill which would
exclude from the measure any refer
ence to the so-called gentleman's
pnssport agreement between the Unit
ed States and Japan, caused the sen
ate today to consider the subject be
hind closed doors, because treaty
rights are involved in the issue.
The executive session was ordered
after Senator Works had reserved
the right to demand a separate vote
on the amendment which was incor
porated at the request of the state de
partment after an inquiry about the
uiiuiiti uiiu Mt-i'ii ujmic uv luu !),-
anese embassy.
Before the doors were closed, Sen
ator Works declared the amendment
was designed purely in the interest
of Japan and nuardlcss of the in
terests of (he I'nitcd Slate,
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Defender of Verdun to be In Supreme
Command on Western Battlefront
Reorganization for Efficiency in
Management of War Small Coun
cil to Control as in England.
WASHINGTON, Dec 11. Private
advice from Paris received here to
day telling of the secret proceedings
in the French chamber of deputies
during the last week confirm pre
vious reports that General Pctnin,
the defender of Verdun is to succeed
General Joffre in supreme command
of all the allied forces on the west
ern battlefront, us the first result of
radical changes in organization,
which are to follow concentration of
management of the war l.i a small
council, as has been done in England.
General Petain, little known out
side the French army, was colonel at
the outbreak of the war.
Government (iinngc Tuesday.
PARIS, Dec. 11. Premier Diiand
was busy all day Sunday seeing not
only politicians, but prominent busi
ness men and manufacturers In view
of the new combination; to facilitate
which, all ministers and undcr-secrc-tarles
will hand in their resignation!).
In the meantime, according to the
Matin, the re-organization of the
higher command In tho army, being
nn essentially administrative ques
tion, will not be settled until after
the new government makes Its bow
In tho chamber of deputies on Tues
day and is endorsed by a vote of con
fidence. "In addition to forming a war coun
cil of five ministers on the model of
that in England," continues tin Ala
tin, "Premier Uriand lias decided, in
the Interest of the economic organi
zation of the country, to throw the
old administrative machine Into thQ
melting pot and oblige all minister
ial departments, hitherto congealed
in superannuated mtthods, to get in
lino with the rest of tho country,
which Is freely spending its blood and
gold.
Flee II u ml to Minitser.
"In the conversations he bad with
prominent men, Premier Briand an
nounced that ho Intended to give a
free hand to the ministers, under
secretaries and directors, forming
nnrt of the now ministry. The met
absolute powers will be granted to
them and if it is found that the
methods meet resistance or that cer
tain habits are persisted in, tluse
powers will bo still further Increased
and drastic measures taken. Th3
composition of the .new combination
will ?lcari show tho new spirit, 't
vlll be I he most complete possible re
construction, as will be scon when
their names are published."
IN11EASI AFRICA
LONDON, Dec. II . Successful
British operations n German teas'.
Africa, by which the British line of
Investment was advanced fifty nulls
along a front of 20!) miles, are de
scribed In a Router's dispatch from
Nirggoro. Tho advance was made
from New Iringa and Kissakl to the
coast.
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Bandit During Brief Occupation of
Capital Made Everybody Contribute
Ransom Property Confiscated by
Wholesale Many Chinamen and
Mexicans Slain.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11 Fran
cisco Villa demanded and obtained
a million pesos in silver from the in
habitants of Chihuahua City during
his recent occupation of the town and
stated everything possessed by Am
ericans in Mexico would bo taken
from them, according to a letter
from Mrs. Harnett Dannis, now in
Chihuahua City, written to her son,
Samuel 15. Dannis, an attorney here,
and received by him today.
The elder Mr. Dennis, nn Amerienn
citi7.cn, proprietor of n general mer
chandise store there, telegraphed his
son recently that all his property
had been confiscated by the bandits.
Mrs. Dannis' letter gave some details.
Stripped of All Ih'opei'ty.
'We certainly nrr grateful to the
Almighty that we escaped witli our
lives, hut everything that we had was
taken from us," the letter said. "Ev
erything from the store was cleared
out, and from the house also. 'Three
times did I go to Villa's headquarters
and ask him personally that he
would not disturb at least our house
hold goods nnd lie treated me wilh
utter contempt, lie would not listen
to anything I asked him, but said
that everything the Americans pos
sessed now living in Mexico would be
taken away by the Mexicans Aid that
orders hud been given his men
that what, could .nut .be .taken away
should be destroyed. Tile l'ixl arcs in
the store, the showcases, shelving
and counters were absolutely destroy
ed. "We stayed ill hiding for six days.
During that time we had to have
'something to eat and I dressed like a
native woman and in that disguise
managed to get about the streets un
molested. In that way I managed
to reach Villas' headquarters nnd
also to interview Villa, but did not
succeed in my undertaking, ns upon
my leaving his headquarters it woidd
seem that a 'special order was given
directing the destruction of all that
we had.
Many Were Slain.
'Alter looting the city nnd making
away wilh $ 11)0,0000 worth of mer
chandise, destroying and burning ev
ery building that belonged to for
eigners, Villa demanded 1,000,000
pesos in silver of the various resi
dents in the cily under threat of
burning the town. The money he got.
He slated that be had to have as
much loot as possible, as the expedi
tion lo Chihiinhun had cost him a
great deal of money.
"China men nnd Mexicans were
killed by (he scores. Dead are strewn
all over the city. When I say that
we lost everything you can imagine
what I mean when 1 tell you that this
morning I had to buy a shirt for
daddy and a pail of stockings for
myself, as the only things we man
aged to save were the clothes on our
backs. .In the store we had accumu
lated a little hit of gold and silver,
and that also was taken. Were it
not tor the Alverez family I don't
know what we would have dune, as
they have been exceedingly kind in
many and various ways, relieving our
distress nnd our needs nnd wants. '
FIRST PICTURE OF BRITISH "TAN
Top Left to right: Sir Edward Curson, new minister ot munitions,
Herbert A. Asqulth, former premier, and leader of liberal opposition, An
drew Bonar-baw, new chancellor of the excheguer. Lower, left to light:
David Lloyd-George, new premier, Arthur J. Balfour, new secretary ot
state for colonies.
I
AS WITNESS IN
WASHINGTON'. Pec 1 1. The
papers signed by President Wilson lo
qualify Louis .). Smith ns n govern
ment witness in 1 he tieufrnlily trial
in. Sun Francisco, restore Smith's
citizenship by executive, order.
SAX FRANCISCO, Dec. 1 Trial
of Franz l!oi, German consul gen
eral, consular co-dci'endants, nnd
others on charges of conspiracy to
aid Germany by sinking entente mu
nition ships and damainj; railroads
in Canada, was under way nujiin in
(lie I'nitcd States district court to
day hardly three minutes when the
dct'ense . opened a lejjnt skirmish
against introduction as a witness of
Mrs. Louis ,1. Smith, wife ol' a de
fendant -and a rovcrnmcnt informer.
The government won nnd Mrs. Smith
was put on the stand. Judc William
II. Hunt ruled, however, in substan
tiation of the defense of the position
that she must not testily ugiiiu.-t her
husband.
I1KRL1X. I Ice 11 The Oversea
News agency say-: "German nsws
papcrs state that the French destroy
er Vatagan, sunk in collision with a
Hritish transport, is the fifth French
destroyer lost in this way during- the
war."
K" ON S0MME FRONT IN ACTION
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FOR NAVAL FUEL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 1 . Califor
nia oil prospectors, whose claims
would ho legalized by tho I'helan
amendment to the oil land leasing
bill, now before congress, which Is
opposed by the navy department on
tho ground that it threatens the na
val fuel reserve, are considering a
compromise proposal designed to're-
niovo all governmental opposition to
i the pending bill.
It is proposed that tho claimants
Induce the Standard Oil and asso
ciated companies lo relinquish to tho
government holdings In tho conler of
what Is known ns Section One of the
California oil tract and that tho en
tire tract of 3S,0nn acres bo held ex
I clusively by the government for tho
naval reserve. If tiiat can bo accom-
1 plishod, the claimants have been told
I the navy department would withdraw
all opposition to relief for claimants
in Section Two.
Tho proposal was informally con
I sidered today at a meeting ot the
I senate lands committee, which will
! meet again Wednesday.
I Senator I'helan said tho conipro
Imlse had been submitted to the clalm
Innts, who had agreed to undertako
i making it nfferUve contingent upon
' tho navy departnYc nt agreeing to the
M'ADOO DOES NOT
1 INTEND TO RESIGN
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Secre
tary McAdoo today disposed of re
ports ibat he intended to resign witli
the following formal statement :
"I have no intention of rcsinin
from tin- cabinet."
Investigations of High Living Cost to
be Followed Vigorously Grand
Jury Probes Underway in New York
and Chicago Retailers to Disci
pline Speculators.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1 1. fulled
Stales Attorney Anderson of lloston,
In general charge of tho Roverament's
investigation into the, high cost of
living, went over plans for grand jury
Investigations with President Wilson
late this afternoon. The president
directed that the Invostlgntlon be fol
lowed vlgirously and prompt prosecu
tions brought if any violations ot law
discovered.
NEW YORK, Dec. 11. Tho fed
eral government's inquiry into the
high cost of living began here to
day with preparations for a grand
jury investigation of tho coal busi
ness. Similar investigations will be
made in Chicago, Detroit, Toledo,
and Cincinnati. These Inquiries will
be Interlocking and will exchange In
formation. According to Frank Swaeker, spec
ial prosecutor, representing the de
partment of Justice, the government
already has discovered that there is
no real shortage In the supply of
anthraclto coal at this port and no
warrant for tho high prices charged
by some dealers. Mr. Swaeker said
that the Grand Jury would also con
sider evidence relating to conspira
cies in fixing tho prices of food'coni
modtllcH. Tlii'cei (liienKO I'ltibes.
CHICAGO, Dec 1 1 Three sepa
rate investigations Into the cost of
food Bluffs are under way hero today.
The national executive committee of
the llotail Grocers' association met
hero today and one of tho chief pur
poses of tho meeting, according to
Frank U. Connolly of San Francisco,
vice-president of the association, Is to
find means for disciplining food
speculators.
Tho federal grand jury reconvened
nnd continued its Inquiry into tho
causes of the high mice of food and
the state public utilities commission
started a hearing on the conduct of
cold storage warehouses.
According to one member of tho
commission, it is planned, lo place a
time limit on the storage ot each kind
of food.
ALLIES DEMAND
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LONDON. iMre. II. The inn-i-n
oltHT Inilny slntfd that tin- Uiitish
eminent was cntistiltin with (ireat
Itritain's allies iti nn cl'toit t" reach
a very rinlical solution of the (ircek
ff)l)leni. r
LONOON, !). 11. Tin- latest re
ports tmni Athens s;iy that the nnte
of the entente jnvernnients to (iivrep
is remly and miriniilitedly will le pre
sented tonini row , The imlc will he
short, in the nature of a preliminary
to a seeond note, which w it! contain
more detailed demand--.
It is understood that the demands
on (irecec may require complete de
mobilization of tile aniiy, restoration
of ronl ml liy the entente over the
post?., telegraphs and railway- and
the release of the imprisoned Veni.e
lists. Advices from the llnti-h minister
indicate that condition a re more
calm. Kai'e numhers of allied na
tionals continue to leave Athene
Telegram received here today from
Athens say that a revolution has
broken out in the ("yelades nmp of
(ireek islands in the Aegean sc.-i.
The fiieek battleship llvdia. which
is under the control of the entente al
lies, lias intercepted, the (!nek advice-
say, win-less me :.i;es from
Kin.: 'oiistanl ine addre--ed to Itcr
lili. Ail the (Ireek eommiinil ie in Kypl
it is added, have renounced their aN
h-'.'iaiiee to Kini: ( 'oilplant inc.
Withdrawal of Defeated Forces Into
Moldavia Continues Russians
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Hammer Away With Success m
Carpathians Little Fighting of Im
portance Along Other Fronts.
BERLIN, Dec. 1 1. Strong forces
of Russians yesterday again attacked
tho Teuton troops to the north of
Tartar puss In the Carpathians, ill tho
Byatritsa sector northeast of -. tho
Gyergyo mountains and on both aides
of the Trotus valley, in western Ru
mania, but without success, says to
day's Gorman official statement.
The pursuit of Field Marshal Von
Mackensen's troops of the retreating
Rumanian armies continued in splto
of a pouring rain and the destruction
of bridges. At places some resistance
was met, the statement adds, and tills
has now been broken. Several thous
and more Rumanians were taken
prisoner.
v lefon-sivo IJne.
Indliations today point moro
Htrongly than ever to tho probability
that tho new defensive line ot tho
uinmiliinH, following their retreat
from BuchareBt, will be drawn along '
the Iliizeu river, forming the southern
boundary of their northern province
of Moldavia.
Additional reports from Petrosrad
indicate a 'considerable measure of
success by "tho Rumanian northern,
army in holding up the Teutonic ad
vance northeast along the railroad
from Woechtl, north of Bucharest, to
the town of Buzeu, located at about
the center of tho Huzeu river Hue,
which Ktretrhos eastward to the lower
reaches of the Danube. , .. . . , .. .
To (lieiek Advance. r n
It Is necessary to the apparent pur
pose of the Rumanians for them to
prevent an Austro-Oerman advance
here until the Rumanian forcos fur
ther south in eastern Wulluchlu, re
treating from the region between
Bucharest and Tchernavoda have
j reached the Buzeu river line, unless,
I indeed, the Rumanian military au
thorities have decided to retain a
hold on more of eastern Wallachia.
than it now seems their purpose to
defend. These Rumanian forces are
threatened not only by Field Marshal
Von Mackensen's Danube army, but
by new contingents of Bulgarians,
which have crossed the Danube be
tween Kllistria and Tchernavoda.
Meanwhile the Russians are hammer
ing away at the Austro-Cierman lines
on tho western frontier of Moldavia
nnd report making headway in tho
valleys running toward the west.
To Cut Flunk.
Their object apparently is not only
to hold the Moldavian frontier safe,
but possibly to achieve an eventual
success In breaking well through into
Hungary and cutting In behind the
Austro-Cerman supply lines leading
into Rumania from the north.
There Uur been little fighting of
an important nature on the other
fronts. In Macedonia, the Serbians
report having driven the Bulgarian
hack in one sector northeast of Mon
astic On the Franco-Belgian front
little has developed beyond intermit
tent artillery activity in the Sommo
area and aviation operations on a
considerable scale.
W A S 1 1 1 X i T O X , Pro. 11. Many
leaders of foreign bora population irt
the t'nlted States attended hero to
day the congress of oppressed or de
pendent nntlonalilio ) called by ills
Jane Addams and other women peu?e
advocates. Hepie.K-niuHves of each
rationality explains he hopes of
their people fo. Independence A
member expressed Hio lope thai he
I'nitcd States wotit I :jrtlclpate In the
peace conference after the war and
make representation:', on behalC of
the submerged nationalities.
POl fil.AS. Ariz... Pec. II Oeneral
I'lutnrco' Klin- CaMcs, military com
mander of Sonera, retired Saturday
to become a candidate for governor
of Souora. according to a report
aiming his friends here today.